Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team cleared its first hurdle of the new league season as it swept #15 Mount Mercy 3-0 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Tuesday. #9 WPU (6-1, 1-0 Heart), which won its sixth match in a row, was victorious by scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-21. The visitors won […]
Oskaloosa–On Valentine’s Day, the William Penn Athletic Department spread extra love as it hosted its Second Annual Heart of America Athletic Conference Day of Caring. A total of 75 Statesmen, representing all of WPU’s athletic teams, volunteered to spend the day with over 100 Special Olympics of Iowa athletes who came from the Oskaloosa, Pella, […]
Joplin, Mo.–The Statesmen baseball team rallied to claim a split of a non-conference doubleheader against Concordia (Neb.) Saturday. WPU (2-5) won the opener 3-2, but dropped the nightcap 11-2. Down 2-0 after three frames in the first contest, the navy and gold finally busted through in the fourth when Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) […]
Davenport–The William Penn concluded its last day of inside competition on a down note as it fell twice at the St. Ambrose Dome Tournament Sunday. WPU (7-7) lost 3-0 to Saint Xavier (Ill.) and closed the weekend with a 7-2 defeat to host St. Ambrose. Despite matching the Cougars with five hits, the Statesmen failed […]
Oskaloosa–After struggling through the first day of competition, the Statesmen men’s wrestling team saw its top grapplers rise to the occasion as it qualified two for nationals at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Friday and Saturday. As a team, William Penn placed seventh out of 10 squad with 51 points, while Grand View […]
Davenport–The Statesmen softball team utilized its first long ball of the season to post a 1-1 record on the opening day of the St. Ambrose Dome Tournament Saturday. William Penn (7-5) defeated Mount Marty (S.D.) 6-3 in the day’s opener, but then fell 2-1 to Saint Xavier (Ill.) in the nightcap. The navy and gold […]
Peru, Neb.–Jason Priah (Jr., Shaker Heights, Ohio, Information Technology) had a career day, but his teammates could not do enough to make up the difference as the Statesmen men’s basketball team fell 105-87 to Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (5-22, 4-19 Heart) only trailed by seven at halftime, but […]
Joplin, Mo.–The William Penn baseball team dug itself a hole too big to get out of as it fell 8-3 in non-conference play to Northwestern Saturday. On a cold day in southern Missouri where its other scheduled matchup versus William Woods was cancelled, WPU (1-4) was outhit just 11-9, but could not make up for […]
Peru, Neb.–The William Penn women’s basketball team failed to recover from a slow start as it fell 84-54 to Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (4-22, 3-19 Heart), which was outshot 49.3%-30.0%, trailed big early and could not overcome the deficit. The visitors gave up 11 unanswered points to open […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux is proud to announce the hiring of Grant Farris as the new Associate Athletic Director. Familiar with WPU, Farris transitions over from the school’s Development office where he worked since 2022. As a member of the department, he helped create and implement annual giving initiatives, including the Annual […]
